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"TO THINE OWN SEIJF BE TRUE, AND IT MUST FOLLOW AS THE NIOHT THE DAY: THOU CANST NOT THEN BE FALSE TO ANY MAN/' By STECK, SI IE LOK & SCHRODER. WALHALLA, SOUTH CAROLINA, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, HMO. MAS Ground L The ( Plant Food Call and sec us now an livery to you of sufficient qu Ground Limestone is best a] and winter months? The J the rest, liberating the plant f< and better land. Come in and let u If you are interc Methods of Agricu wc can interest you The best you can do for y You can't do better th: liberally, especi with soi C. W. ?? J. K WALHAI It Pays to Buy foi* AUGUST 232 Years J . The American < Treaty with the Fiv at Albany, N. Y* 'T^HESK tribes were 0? ferocious than thc Harassing the Whites they were finally brough peace. This treaty witl peace of mind to the sett Times are gieatly c we all desi ie peace of mi a snug sum laid away in WESTMINS When You linnie o THE WE ST ML KINGSTilKK CONDITIONS BAD. Distress AU*oady Apparent Among Croppers and Dion I>ependents. (News and Courier Special.) Kingstree, S. C., July 29.-On ac count of the continued downpours the crop situation in this section grows worse from day to day. Since the first of July 29.27 Inches of rain has fallen, more than the average fall for six months. Fields are ankle deep under water in many localities, and where this condition does not prevail tho soil is so wet and boggy that it is impossible to walk over it and weeds and grass are taking the cotton that was left In the fields af ter tho recent severe wind and rain storm. When it is not raining the sun is so hot that farmers fear their chances for any part of a cotton crop aro practically gone. Already considerable distress is felt among share croppers, and some farmers who depend upon tho lion merchants to furnish them from year to year. With prospects of a crop gone tho lien merchants refuse to supply them further, as a result many are having a hard time in getting the necessaries of life. A representative of the 'Federal government Was in Kingstree this week to look over the situation with a view to furnishing government aid. During this official visit here he was taken to the stores of the two larg est Hen merchants to hear the tales of woo that hourly come to the pro prietors along with solicitations for WE i SAME Goods F Ar MORE Goods F L. BLUMENTHf COT Great Liberator. d make arrangements for de antities to meet your needs, pplied to land during the fall jpring rains and sunshine do Dod and insuring better crops s make you prices, sted in Advanced lture we know that ? our land is none too good, an apply Ground Lime ally if troubled 1 acidity. BAUKNIGHT, -tLA, S. 0? Cash. 2, I916. Vgo To-day Colonists completed a z Nations of Indians more treacherous ond : majority of Indians, for a number of years, t to the point of making i the Red Men brought lers. hanged now-a-days, yet nd. To acquire it, have the Bank. TER BANK f Batiking Think of NSTER BANK. a little meal, meat, rice or grits. Sen ator E. C. Epps has been In communi cation with Representative Ragsdale relative to government aid, and since Representative Lever is also working for similar aid it is likely that as sistance from thlg source will be pro vided. Garden truck of no kind is obtainable here now and citizens are forced to use canned or dried vegeta bles. Yesterday was clear and hot, but about 3 o'clock this morning another downpour of rain came and between that hour and daylight 2.62 inches fell. Black River rose 8 inches dur ing the night and is now 13% feet high. All trains, fortunately, are now running on the main line of the At lantic Coast Line and mails are com ing in regularly, a condition that saves the people of the community from a spirit of pitiable depression, such as existed here the first part of the week, when train and mall ser vice were practically cut off. Charged With Murder. Sumter, July 30.-Lucy Crini and Sarah Brown, wife and mother-in law, respectively of Sam Crim, aro in the count;' jail on the charge of having murdered Sam Crim, the war rant for their arrest being Issued fol lowing an inquest by the coroner and the return of the jury's verdict. His wife was the only person In the room when a pistol was fired and tho bali lodged in his brain, death be ing almost instantaneous. The kill ing occurred near Borden, Sumter county, early Friday morning. SELL "or Less Money ID or Same Money Bargain Store, Westminster. S. C. i STRIPDING AT LAST FREE MAN. Governor lian is, of Georgia, (inuits Pull Pardon to Note*! Convict. Atlanta, July 29.-Thomas Edgar Stripling, who served as chief" ot po lice of Danville, Va., for almost t of the 14 years that he was an escaped convict, was granted a full pardon hy Governor Nat E. Harris at (i o'clock to-night. Since the first day that "Chief R. E. Morris," of Danville, was brought back to Georgia to resume his life sentence as Stripling, influential at tempts wore made through three State administrations to have him pardoned. All these failed. how ever, until Governor Harris went to Milledgeville in July, 1915, to in spect the State prison farm. Little Girl's Flea. While there one of Stripling's eight children, a girl of six, ran to bim in the prison grounds and bashfully pleaded to "please let my papa out because he ls sick and we all need him so bad." The Incident touched the aged Governor und he promised "to send your father back to you some time during lils term." After completing an exhaustive re view of the case. Governor Harris to night dispatched a letter to little Bessie Stripling and completed the case In Its last sentence with: "After all it is the offering from the Gov ernor's heart to the love and inno cence of a little child." Stripling, on September 4, 1897. shot and killed W. J. Cornett, bis neighbor, in Harris county, Georgia. He fired through a window of Cor nett's bouse. He surrendered at Co lumbus, Ga., a few days afterward and eventually was found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment. Insulteil Wife. Stripling testified at the trial and it was corroborated that Cornett had insulted both his wife and married sister; that Cornett had threatened to kill him, and that when passing Cornett's house the night of the kill ing he could not restrain himself from shooting when he saw Cornett passing a window with a light In his hand. He claimed self-defense, as he said he believed "it was either Cor nett's life or mine some time." He escaped from the Harris county jail when his case was awaiting the outcome of an appeal. He remained hidden about two months at the home of lils uncle in Harris county, and then made lils way to North Car olina, where his wife joined bim in 1899. Under the name of R. E. Mor ris he did different kinds of work in several towns for a number of years. Finally he was employed by tho Southern Railway as a special agent. That work took him to Danville, where he had been about one year when he obtained a placo on the po lice force. Nine months later the es caped convict was elected chief of police. Two Men Who Knew Him. Stripling has stated since his re turn to Georgia that there were two men in Danville who knew his Mfe story, but they remained silent. Fi nally a man well known in Harris county saw him. Soon afterwa'ds re ports of Stripling's whereabouts were beard. These reports seemed to C. M. Smith, n private detective, to war rant Investigation. He obtained re quisition paiiers from Governor Brown and went to Danville. Smith established the identification beyond a doubt. On March 4, 1911, the Danville council was to elect a chief of'police and lt is said Stripling was practical ly assured of re-election, notwith standing some opposition had arisen because lie had killed a young white man who had resisted arrest, had killed a negro who was attempting to rob his home and shot another ne gro while resisting arrest. He was exonerated of blame in each case. On the afternoon of March 3, how ever, Smith presented the requisition papers to Danvillo authorities. Strip ling was confronted with the fact and admitted his identity. Stripling requested the mayor and members of council who at that time were unaware of his plight, to meet that night, as lie had an important statement to make. Before the body that probably would have elected him Chief of police for another term the next night he stood handcuffed, but In his uniform, and told tho story of the shooting of "Bill" Cornett, of bis escape and movements during the nearly 14 years of freedom. He still wore his uniform when placed In Jail in Georgia. His family moved to Milledgeville soon after he was sent to prison and has resided near tho prison farm since. Stripling is now represented ns being thoroughly broken physi cally. Old Job Offered Stripling. Macon, Ga., July 31.-Thos. Edgar Stripling, who for nearly four of the 14 years he was an escaped convict from Georgia served as chief of po lice at Danville, Va., under the name of "R. E. Morris,"- passed through here en route to join his family at Columbus, Ga., and announced that his pardon yesterday by Governor Harris, had been followed by an offer from the president of the board of aldermen at Danville for him to re sume his position as police chief in that city. The former Danville chief 8aid he wanted to rest for a short time and would decide later what he would do. j OCONEE'S ENROLLMENT, 1,112. Increase of 505 Over Enrollment for Primarles Two l'ours Ago. Oconee shows a substantial gain in tho enrollment of Democratic voters for li) 16, the total of those who have "signed up" properly bejng 4,112, as against 15,007 in 11)14, an increase of 505. Below is given the enrollment for the county by precincts, with the 1914 figures for comparison. Seven precincts show a decrease, these be ing Clemson College, Double Springs, Newry, Providence, Retreat, Tnber, West Union. In three precincts Belmont. Oak way, Wolf Pit-the en rollment for 1910 is identical with that of 1914. Enrollment Figures. Precinct- 1914 1910 Bethlehem. 51 00 Belmont . an 30 Clemson College. 9 1 82 Damascus. 2:1 2 5 Double Springs . ",:i 50 Barle'a Mill . 71 84 Fair Play . S5 149 Friendship . 56 94 High Falls No. 1 . 50 62 High Falls No. 2 . 75 85 Holly Springs. 67 7 1 Jocassee. 2 7 28 Jordania. 76 79 Little River . 3?. 10 Long Creek. 88 91 Madison . 64 84 Monaghan . 62 66 Newry i. 179 155 Oak Grove. 61 63 Oak way'. 199 199 Picket Post . 58 66 Providence. 38 28 Retreat. 52 15 Richland. 7 2 82 Salem . 185 192 Seneca . 401 416 South Union . 139 155 Taber . 70 69 Tamassee. 51 70 Tokeena. 93 98 Tugaloo Academy .... 41 62 Walhalla. 3 43- 420 Westminster. 350 432 West Union . 241 209 Wolf Pit. 33 33 Oconee Creek. - 70 Return . - 65 Totals .3,(i07 4,112 JULY COTTON CONDITION ?0.1. Estimate is Base<1 on 2,000 Inquiries Made in Cotton Belt. (News and Courier Special.) Harvin, S. C., July 30.-Replies to 2,000 inquiries sent to every cotton growing county in the United States as to the condition of cotton for the month ol' July received up to 9 o'clock of the 29th instant, counting 100 per cent as a perfect crop, shows an average condition of 66.1 per cent. All States east or the Mississippi river show excessive rainfall. For the States of Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas the rainfall is reported light and scant. Tho crop averages 2.8 weeks late and the average area abandoned is 10.7 per cent. Up to 9 p. m. last night no reports had been recelyed from California, Missouri and Virginia. These reports show the crop affected in the area reported by Insects as follows: 62 por cont, no insects; 30 per cont, boll weevil; 2 per cont, by leaf lice; 1 per cent, by cotton wilt; 2 per cent, by boll bo rer; 2 per cent, by root rot, and 1 per cent, by red spider. ' A majority of these reports show the stands are poor, plant weak, cul tivation fair to good, and in tho At lantic States the nights have been too cool for the best growth of cot ton. The average condition by States is as follows: Condition. Por cent. Alabama.54.5 Arkansas.77.8 Florida .59.8 Georgia .65 Louisiana.77.5 Mississippi.57.8 North Carolina .63 Oklahoma.80 South Carolina .57.7 Tennessee.72.5 Texas.62.4 Ben H. Harvin. ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr POLITICA Ii. ?fr ?I? ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr ?fr Country Campaign Correction. Walhalla, S. C., July 31. The following is the corrected cam paign schedule for county offices in Oconee, made by the County Execu tive Committee on Saturday, July 29th: Double Springs, Thursday, Aug. 10th, 10 a. m. Westminster, Saturday, Aug. 12th, 10 a. m. Westminster, (Oconee Mill), Aug. 12th, 7.30 p. m. Seneca, Saturday, Aug. 19th, 10 a. m. Newry, Saturday, Aug. 19th, 7.30 p. m. Oconee Creek, Tuesday, Aug. 22d, 10 a. m. " 3alem, Wednesday, Aug. 23d, 10 a. m. Walhalla, Saturday, Aug. 26th, 10 a. m. If tho citizens of Long Creek de sire a meeting, it can probably bo ar ranged for Friday, August 11th, at 10 a. m. Jas. M. Moss. County Chairman, $25,000,000 NEW YORK FIRE. Munitions Warehouse** on Pluck Tom island Destroyed. Now York, July 30.-Property loss estimated at $25,000,000, was caused early to-day by a series of terrific ex plosions of ammunition watting ship ment to tho entente allies and stored on Black Tom Island, a small strip of laud jutting Into New York Bay, off Jersey City. The loss of life still was problematical to-night. It will not bo determined definitely until there has been opportunity to check up the workmen employed on tho ls land and on boats moored nearby. Two aro known to be dead and at least two more are missing. Scores of persons were injured, some of them probably mortally. Shock Felt in Five States. The detonations, which were felt in five States, began with a continuous rapid lire of small shells, then tho blowing up of groat quantities of dy namite, trlnitrol tonie and other high explosives, followed hy tho bursting of thousands of shrapnel shells, which showered the surround ing country and waters for miles around. Fire that started soon after the. first great crash destroyed Ul of the huge warehouses of the National Storage Company, on Black Tom Is land, in which were stored merchan dise valued between $ 1 2,000.000 and $1 fi,000,OOO. The Hames, shooting into the clouds, were reflected against New York's "skyline" of towering of fice buildings, which only n few mo ments before were shaken to their foundations as if hy an earthquake. Miles of streets In Mannattan wove strewn with broken glass and shat tered signs. Early reports of heavy ross of life were impossible of verification, and the authorities asserted the number of deaths probably would be small. It was said that owing to the extent of the wreckage, it might be several days before the exact figures could be obtained. Cause of Disaster, The cause of the disaster had not been determined to-night. Officials of the National Storage Company and the Lehigh Valley Hallway, which also suffered heavily through loss of property, declared that reports to thom showed a fire started shortly af ter 1 o'clock this morning on a bargo belonging to an independent towing company that had boon moored alongside a dock used by tho railroad to transfer ammunition shipments from trains to vessels in the harbor. The barge, it was said, was there without authority either of the rail road or the storage company. The officials refused to disclose tlie name of the Independent towing company, saying they were Investigating "to ascertain whether the barge purpose ly had been set on fire as the result of a plot. Thirteen brick storage warehouses out of the 24 owned and operated by the National Storage Company, and six piers owned by the storage com pany and leased to the Lehigh Valley road were destroyed. Several others of the brick warehouses were badly damaged and some minor damage was done to the Lehigh Valley grain elevators. In addition, as far as ls known, 85 loaded cars were de stroyed. Two Arrests; (XSMTS to Follow. New York, July 31.-Albert M. Dickman, Lehigh Valley railroad agent stationed at Black Tom pier, and Alexander Davidson, superin tendent of warehouses of tho Na tional Storage Company, were arrest ed to-day charged with manslaugh ter in indirectly causing the death of one victim by explosion of ammuni tion at the pier yesterday. A war rant has been Issued for Theodore B. Johnson, president of tho lightering company, ono of whose barges, load ed with ammunition was alleged to have been moored at the pier. Frank Hague, commissioner of public, safety of Jersey City, charged the blame for the explosion lay with either tho Lehigh Valley Railroad Company or the Lighterage Com pany, and some of them had violat ed New Jersey lawB, Jersey City or dinances and rules of the Interstate Commerce Commission by permitting barges loaded with ammunition to remain moored at piers over night. There barges were being used to transport ammunition to steamers lying in Gravesend Bay. "Cleaned Up" a Small Band. Kl Paso, Texas, July 31.-Private John Tworey, Troop F, Eighth U. S. Cavalry; Robert Woods, customs In spector, were killed, and Sergt. Lewis Thompson, Troop F, seriously wounded, in a clash with Mexican bandits five miles below Fort Han cock, to-day. The bandits, number ing less than ten, who cropsod the Rio Grande a few miles below Fort Hancock, were all killed, reports in dicated. Government Wins Big Suit. San Francisco, July 29.-Judge Benjamin F. Bledsoe, of the United States District Court, awarded to the United States government to-day title to 160 acres of Kern county oil land, valued at $10,000,000, and known as the MeCutehon section in the govern ment's ouster suit, brought under the Taft withdrawal order of 1909. CARRANZA TO RETIRE SOON. Will Quit AH First Chief tu Try for Presidency of Mexico. Laredo, Texas, July 30.-.Veuusti ano Carranza ls to retire as drat chief of the do facto government of Mexico at an early dato and will bo suocood ed by Gen. Pablo Gonznles, according to information given out by Mexican administrativo 'jireles in Nuevo Lar edo to-night. Tho forthcoming conference of Mexican generals with Con. Carranga In Mexico City, it was said, is to ar range for the call for general oloc tions, the retirement or Carranza and the entrance of tho lattor into tho Held as a Presidential candidato, lt is known that several high army offi cers now aro en route to Moxlco City, and the Nuevo Laredo Informa tion was that Carranza called tho conference to prevent possible fric tion in military circles over bis pro posed retirement. No definite dato has boen set for the conference, but the same authori ties said Cen. Gonzales's succession to Carranza would not bo long de layed. As Washington Anticipated. Washington, July 30.-The report ed Intention of G on. Carranza to re tiro us llrst chief so that bo may bo come a candidato for the Presidency conforms to tho expectations of offi cials here who havo understood bo would follow that course as soon as conditions in Moxlco warranted tho holding of national election. Such a retirement, lt Is expoctod, would bo merely nominal and would not mean nny actual chango lu the dlrocting authority of the Mexico City govern ment. Under tho Mexican constitu tion Gen. Carranza would bo in?ligi ble as a Presidential candidate un less bo relinquishes bis military posi tion. ATTACKED SENECA MAGISTRATE Grover Crooks Now In Jail to Await Trial for Mis Assault. Grover Crooks was arrested in Sen eca and brought to Walhalla early Monday morning and lodged In Jail by Sheriff John W. Davis. Crooks made an assault upon the person of Magistrate J. N. Hopkins, of Seneca, some timo between ll o'clock Sun day night and 2 o'clock Monday morning, using a foace paling as bis weapon, with which bo gave Magis trate Hopkins some very severe licks, buttering bim up considerably. It seems that Crooks had como into town Into at night, getting off a lalo train or coming in from tho country, and be paid A negro a dol lar, it ls said, to go to ?ho homo of Mr. Hopkins and toll him that some one wanted him at. his ofllco at once to perform a marriage ceremony. The magistrate was expecting to per form some such goodly service for a party who had untitled him to bo ready, but bo had not been prepared for the summons at such an hour. However, ho responded to tho sum mons, getting up and starting to bis office. Shortly boforo reaching Ibo office he heard a slight noise heir nd him and turned just In time to ward off with his arm a stout blow aimed at bis head. Ho was struck several times when he realized that ho was powerless against the fence paling fighter, so ho closed in on bis assail ant, thus rendering the force of the blows less offectlvo. After ho had clinched with Crooks, however, tho latter resorted to biting, and Mr. Hopkins rocolved soveral bites that proved not altogether pleasnnt. Crooks was arrested within n short while by local police, who at once notified Sheriff Davis, and at 2 o'clock Crooks was on his way to the Walhalla Jail, Mr. Davis going at once by automobilo to tho scene, get ting tho magistrate's assailant be fore the police ofllcers bad bad time to lock bim up. This Is tho second nttack Crooks has made on Magistrate Hopkins, wo are informed, and the present oc currence Is doubtless the outgrowth of the first. Crooks was arrested for his llrst offense, tried before ano ther Magistrate and fined $50. It 'scorns that he has ever since held a grudge against Mr. Hopkins, and took this moans to "got even." Fortunately Mr. Hopkins wag. not seriously hurt in the attack, though bo is quito painfully used up. Mon day afternoon, in spito of bis inju ries, be was out among bis friends, who are many, and who rejoice in bis escape from tho fury of hl3 wily assailant. Executive Committee Meeting Aug. S. There will be a meeting of the County Executive Committee at Walhalla on Saturday, August 6th, at ll a. ra. It is very important that each club shall bo represented by Its executive committeeman, in order that the enrollment books may be corrected, it necessary. This meet ing was called for Saturday, July 29, but fewer than half the clubs were represented. This ls a very import ant matter, as the duplicate for your club cannot be made until lt ls gone over by your executive commit teeman. Other business of import ance may come up. Jas. M. Moss, County Chairman. Tho Russian wfoeat yield is only ten 'bushels to tho acre.